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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Councils awarded £800,000 to build on digital advances made during pandemic

Virtual interviews: top tips for success

Cyber innovators set on fast track to success

HM Land Registry backs innovation and transparency with new data releases

NCSC announces Lindy Cameron as new CEO

Diversity and inclusion in cyber security workforce revealed for the first time

Broadband customers to save millions following Ofcom review

PayPal account holders warned about phishing

Workshop on Consumer IoT Regulation - DCMS Call for Views

Drink Drive Rehabilitation scheme to resume online

Global tech industry seeks certainty on EU-US cross-border data flows

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James Marshall, Head of Customer and Communications at Southampton City council says; “AI technology provides the opportunity for me to serve our 1.5 million customer questions in a way and at a cost that was simply not possible before. The 90%+ success rate of SOBOT in answering citizens questions supports this approach.”

In our most recent AI Omni Channel Citizen Engagement Platform webinar featuring our 2nd Generation Citizen AI Assistant, we were joined by one of our customers, James Marshall, Head of Customers and Communications at Southampton City Council. The event was very well attended with nearly 25% of all UK councils registering. Find out more and watch now

Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

NHS Confederation - Obesity strategy is welcome alongside support for NHS

NHS Digital director nominated for British Ex-Forces In Business Award

Austerity ‘ripped resilience out of health and care service’ before Covid-19 crisis hit, says IPPR

Adam Smith Inst - Britain faces mental health crisis post-pandemic, novel psilocybin treatments needed

NHS Confederation - Replacing national requirement for patients to self-isolate before elective care with local flexibility welcomed

Time to open up our health system to “disruptive innovation,” says new IEA publication

LGA - One year on from PM's pledge: social care needs a reset

Pharmacy: Delivering a Healthier Wales Delivery Board appoints new members

StreetLink partners with Sainsbury’s to increase support for people sleeping rough

#EveryoneInForGood – researching the impact on rough sleepers

Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Corporate and business support services news round-up July 2020

More flexible hours during Covid should become new normal for all kinds of work, says IPPR

Government to cut red tape for farmers as they plan for 2021

CBI NI responds to York Street Interchange external inquiry

Retail sales stabilise but non-essential retailers continue to struggle - CBI

CBI Wales responds to £40m jobs and skills recovery package

Applications open for £50 million funding to boost UK customs intermediaries

Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

SFO charges GPT and three individuals following corruption investigation

LGA - Vast majority of councils say sector-led improvement is right approach

Safety at work

127 new employers awarded for supporting the armed forces community

UK Finance reveals ten Covid-19 scams the public should be on high alert for

UK Statement to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body on Appellate Body Appointments

New rules on gatherings in some parts of Northern England

Ofgem proposals to ‘turn your street green’, transforming local electricity networks

Ofgem “continues to take the right steps” to fix energy price controls, says Citizens Advice

Securing the future of Wales’ culture sector

More than 4,000 extra police officers to fight crime as recruitment continues

Substantial reform of Universal Credit needed to protect the most vulnerable

LGA - 1,400 per cent increase in child modern slavery referrals made by councils

SME Supplier Locator update...

UK Government and public sector spend with SME’s is continually on the increase and by 2020, it is the stated intent of Cabinet Office that £1 of every £3 spent on government contracts goes to SME’s.

Against this ambitious backdrop, the WiredGov Supplier Locator service has been developed specifically to embrace the SME Agenda and provide the ideal platform for SME’s to promote their services, solutions, accreditation and success stories directly to our ever increasing audience across all government and public sector verticals and Tier 1 suppliers.

Recent arrivals to the SME Supplier Locator service include:

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More contributions to the Brexit process

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